Figure 299

Detail of the surface of an ancient Anatolian bronze showing mechanically applied foil gilding. The width of the field of view is 3.5 cm. Note that the foil masks the sharpness of the surface details on the bronze. Cast bronze, Uratu, northern Syria/Turkey, 7th–5th century BCE, H. 21 cm (British Museum, reg. no. 1880,1216.9).